It’s almost summer, and all you ginger-kid mamas know what that means: time to make that summer shopping trip…for sun-proofing your fragile ginger babe!  We practiced Weasleys know what’s up, but if this is your first summer with a redheaded kiddo, I — Mom to a Ginger! — am here with all the summertime carrot-topped tips you need. Sunblock. Repeat,

Dear Dads, Hey.  Hi. It’s nearly Mother’s Day, and we need to talk. Your partner might not want to tell you this, so I’m going to do you a solid and let you know. She doesn’t want you to make her breakfast in bed with the kids. She doesn’t want you to ask her what you should do for YOUR

I think a lot about how I thought my breastfeeding journey would look like, versus what it actually turned out to be.  And the more I think about it, I think about how I felt set up to “fail” — and what the word “failure” even means in the context of breastfeeding. Six weeks. That’s how old my daughter was

Parenthood is full of hard, grit-your-teeth stuff, stuff that makes you come undone, stuff that knits you into a fuller human being. This is a story of one of the smaller aspects of parenthood–not a stay-up-all-night-fretting challenge, but certainly a teeth-gritting challenge. That thing is the park. I know, I know–the park?! But have you been to the park recently?

My husband is away playing a show with his band tonight at some nerd con.  The kids are in bed. The animals are all fed (1 rabbit, 1 dog, 2 horses, 4 quail, 12 chickens, phew!).  And now….I have the house to myself. What is a mama to do?! Obviously, this is the dream list: Read an entire chapter of

The first time I saw the Pinterest board of Period Breastfeeding Images, I had to do a double take.  Yep, there they were — women of yesteryear all posing either for paintings or photographs while breastfeeding!  It’s not just Victorian women, but those are the ones that I find most interesting, perhaps because we have such a stuffy vision of

My body is not wrong My body is not shameful If you don’t like what you see Turn around Turn around Cause I’m dancing just for me For this body I am grateful If you don’t like what you see Turn around Turn around Turn around Y’all, when I first listened to Heather Mae’s “I Am Enough” song, I listened

We all like to think we are warrior women.  That we can do it all, and then some, while feeding our little ones.  However, when I was breastfeeding, I will be honest: there were some things I let slip.  And my own self-care was definitely one of them. Of course, when you’re in the thick of things with a baby,

It’s happening!  Your sister is finally tying the knot!  Or your cousin! Or your best friend! MAYBE ALL THREE!  In the same month! Probably! What’s a breastfeeding mama to wear?  Well, obviously, Latched Mama gear, of course! Pro-tip: Send this article to the bride-to-be and see if I can help you make the case for the most woman-friendly wedding ever

Breastfeeding was so hard for me.  I know people always say it shouldn’t be hard, but the reality for me was that it was hard.  These things helped. I’m sharing them in the hopes that they might help you, too. Remember, fed is best. You are doing your best to breastfeed, but it shouldn’t kill you.  If you feel like